Experience

Global EverGreening Alliance

• Australia
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • May 2018 - Present



World Agroforestry

• Kenya
• Research Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Interim Project Director, Regreening Africa

  • Sep 2017 - Jan 2018

  Interim Project Director during the Inception Phase of the EC-funded project 'Regreening Africa' (Reversing Land Degradation in Africa by Scaling-up Evergreen Agriculture), which aimed to directly support 500,000 small-scale farming families across an area of at least 1 million hectares. The project was implemented over 5 years across 8 countries in Africa's Sahel. Interim Project Director during the Inception Phase of the EC-funded project 'Regreening Africa' (Reversing Land Degradation in Africa by Scaling-up Evergreen Agriculture), which aimed to directly support 500,000 small-scale farming families across an area of at least 1 million hectares. The project was implemented over 5 years across 8 countries in Africa's Sahel.



The Wilderness Society (Vic)

• Board Member

  • 2016 - 2018

  Oversaw and contributed to the management of the strategic, policy and financial operations of a long-established Australian environmental NGO. Oversaw and contributed to the management of the strategic, policy and financial operations of a long-established Australian environmental NGO.



UN Environment Programme

• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant, Green Climate Fund Specialist

  • Mar 2017 - Aug 2017

  Coordinated the development of a large Ecosystem-Based Adaptation GCF proposal spanning 8 countries in East and Southern Africa, and aiming to directly support 1.25 million small-scale farming families. Coordinated the development of a large Ecosystem-Based Adaptation GCF proposal spanning 8 countries in East and Southern Africa, and aiming to directly support 1.25 million small-scale farming families.



World Agroforestry

• Kenya
• Research Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Consultant, Evergreen Agriculture Partnership

  • Oct 2016 - Apr 2017

  Coordinated the development of a variety of large funding proposals for the EverGreen Agriculture Partnership, including Regreening Africa, an 8-country EC-funded land restoration program in the Sahel and Horn of Africa, and a large climate adaptation/mitigation GCF proposal engaging 1.25 million smallholder households across 8 countries in East and Southern Africa. I also developed a publication which included high-level analysis of national vulnerabilities to food security, land degradation and climate change in Southern Africa; case studies; and the emerging Landcare Southern Africa restoration program. Show less



International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

• United Arab Emirates
• International Affairs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Consultant

  • Dec 2016 - Mar 2017

  Developed a study for publication, "Food and Fuel: Agroforestry Pathways to Prosperity", which documents how agroforestry strategies can simultaneously boost smallholder food production and support commercial electricity generation and biofuels in developing countries. Developed a study for publication, "Food and Fuel: Agroforestry Pathways to Prosperity", which documents how agroforestry strategies can simultaneously boost smallholder food production and support commercial electricity generation and biofuels in developing countries.



World Vision International

• Consultant, Africa CSA Alliance

  • Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

  Supported national CSA alliances in Uganda, Tanzania and Malawi to map and analyze farming systems, food security, climate vulnerability, existing CSA-relevant programmes and capacity. Supported national CSA alliances in Uganda, Tanzania and Malawi to map and analyze farming systems, food security, climate vulnerability, existing CSA-relevant programmes and capacity.



African Union New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)

• Consultant, Africa CSA Alliance

  • May 2016 - Jun 2016

  Led business development opportunities for the Africa CSA Alliance (ACSAA) in 'fast-start' countries, including coordinating, in partnership with relevant national steering committees and governments, the development of fundable CSA scaling-up proposals, and engaging donors to explore financing opportunities. Led business development opportunities for the Africa CSA Alliance (ACSAA) in 'fast-start' countries, including coordinating, in partnership with relevant national steering committees and governments, the development of fundable CSA scaling-up proposals, and engaging donors to explore financing opportunities.



CGIAR Climate Impact Platform

• Kenya
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant, Africa CSA Alliance

  • Mar 2016 - Apr 2016

  Led the development of a detailed Value Proposition for the Africa CSA Alliance (ACSAA), including its optimal national operational structure and approach to proposal development, hybrid results-based funding mechanism, joint-implementation and reporting. I also led the development and validation of the Alliance's national operating procedures and guidelines. Led the development of a detailed Value Proposition for the Africa CSA Alliance (ACSAA), including its optimal national operational structure and approach to proposal development, hybrid results-based funding mechanism, joint-implementation and reporting. I also led the development and validation of the Alliance's national operating procedures and guidelines.



World Vision Australia

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Business Development Advisor

  • Feb 2012 - Jan 2016

  Led business development and multilateral engagement for the organisation, in the areas of food security & climate change – and supported the World Vision global partnership in developing, funding and implementing a diverse range of projects, including: sustainable and self-scaling approaches to renewable energy and energy-efficient technologies (often incorporating CDM or voluntary carbon offsetting), land restoration and NRM, sustainable agricultural intensification and livelihood diversification, micro-franchising, savings groups and agricultural value-chain development. I also pioneered World Vision's relational approach to unsolicited business development, including co-creation of large-scale transformative development programs. I played a central role in the inception, design and operationalization of the Africa CSA Alliance (ACSAA) – a formal mechanism for implementing CAADP: Africa’s policy framework for agricultural transformation, wealth creation, food & nutrition security, and economic growth. (See africacsa.org) I was World Vision's representative on ACSAA's Steering Committee, and jointly responsible for representing the interests of the World Vision Global Partnership in the development of its structure, strategy, policies and guidelines. I was also Chair of the ACSAA's Financing Working Group (with representatives from AU/NEPAD, COMESA, NORAD, CGIAR, CARE and Oxfam), which led engagement with key governments and donors; and Co-Chair of World Vision’s Alliance Advisory Committee, which determines the strategic approach of the World Vision Global Partnership in the Africa CSA Alliance. Show less